Definitely need to hit this up, the La Boyita House is located in Punta del Este, Uruguay and was designed by Argentinian firm Estudio Martin Gomez Arquitectos. The house emphasizes outdoor living with its large glass windows and outdoor entertaining areas. Check out the house here.

Architects Deubzer König and Rimmel Architekten were recently commissioned to build a new lecture hall for the Technical University Munich in Germany. The building was designed on only 60% of regular building costs using a fully eco-friendly materials.

The Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center in Reykjavik, Iceland was designed by Henning Larsen Architects. The window design concept on this building is incredible. The photographs were shot by Pedro Kok. Be sure to click here for more pictures.

Across the way in Manchester, England, 42nd Street is a youth mental health charity center for teens. The unique building was designed by Maurice Shapero. Read more about the building at Manchester Confidential. Definitely a cool concept for the building.

Dubbed The Hill House, Andrew Maynard Architects present a creative solution to a family’s house dilemma in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. I definitely wish I grew up with this. The architect group recently finished the house and provides an insightful writeup to the entire process from start to finish. Click here to read.

Definitely a personal favorite of mine in New York City, Saturdays NYC is the premier spot for coffee, surfing and apparel located in the middle of SoHo. Dwell Magazine recently caught up with founders Morgan Collett, Josh Rosen and Colin Tunstall to talk about the store’s unique set up. Inside you’ll find salvaged wood, slate, and metal, and stocks surfboards, wetsuits, books, art, and the shop’s own brand of 50s– and 60s–inspired apparel. Check out a peek inside here.

CityVision Architecture Competition is an annual competition held by the homonymous magazine of architecture CityVision Magazine that invites architects, designers, students, artists and creatives to develop urban and visionary proposals with the aim of stimulating new ideas for the contemporary city. New York CityVision is the fourth international ideas competition launched by CityVision. The competition wants you to imagine New York in its future if the manipulation of the urban context and its architectural objects.

Just found my next travel destination. Ixos is born from the imagination of one of the most famous architects and provides a living space between modern furniture and cutting-edge art collections. Ixos is a contemporary rental house of pure and deliberate Zen design. Located on the west coast of the island and surrounded by pine trees, and 300 yeards old oliver trees on 4 hectares of land, on a hill with a fantastic view over the S’Espartas islands, facing the sunset.

Following in the steps of the concepts by Hiroshi Fujiwara and Kengo Kuma in Japan, Starbucks presents their first concept store in Europe. The Amsterdam “The Bank” location was designed by Liz Muller and features a 4,500 square foot space. Check out more pictures online here.

Architecture and Israel. Two of my favorite things. Adashot is a new contact lens store in Tel Aviv, Israel with an eye-popping interior design. The shop was designed by Lee-Ran Shlomi Gidron of Tel Aviv-based Miss Lee Design and stands above all with wall panels inspired by the numbers and letters used in eye exams. Head over to Miss Lee Design to see more projects like this one.